Senior Graphic Designer

Socket.dev; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Livingstone College is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to create high-quality visual communications that advance the college’s mission, priorities, and brand identity. You will develop print, digital, social media, recruitment, and fundraising materials and report to the Senior AVP for Strategic Engagement.

The role requires a strong portfolio, eight years of experience, and expertise in typography, layout, and production.

Qualifications

• At least eight years of graphic design and related marketing experience.
• Strong portfolio or reel demonstrating storytelling and video production.
• Experience designing for print and digital platforms; vendor coordination preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, and produce professional print and digital communications.
• Develop concepts communicating college priorities to students, families, alumni, donors, partners, and the community.
• Ensure consistency with Livingstone College's approved visual identity and brand standards.
• Prepare production-ready files for print and digital use; coordinate with vendors and proofs.
• Collaborate with campus departments and external vendors to meet marketing objectives.
• Provide occasional support for institutional initiatives, events, and digital assets.

Skills

Graphic design

Brand management

Print production

Digital design

Photography

Vendor coordination

Tools

WordPress

CMS

Job description

Position

Senior Graphic Designer

Division:

Strategic Engagement

Department:

Integrated Marketing and Communications

Reports to:

Sr. Associate Vice President for Strategic Engagement

Position Summary

The Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for creating high-quality visual communications that advance the mission, strategic priorities, and brand identity of Livingstone College. Reporting to the Senior Associate Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Integrated Marketing & Communications, the Graphic Designer develops creative solutions for print, digital, social media, advertising, recruitment, fundraising, institutional initiatives, events, and other College communications.

The position serves as a key steward of the College's visual identity, ensuring that materials are creative, accurate, audience-focused, and consistent with approved brand standards. Website content support and maintenance may be assigned as a secondary responsibility as needed.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The results you will deliver each day that matter most!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Graphic Design and Creative Production:

• Conceptualize, design, and produce professional print and digital communications, including brochures, flyers, posters, publications, advertisements, banners, signage, presentations, social media graphics, email graphics, web graphics, and other marketing materials.
• Develop creative concepts that communicate College priorities to students, families, alumni, donors, partners, and the community. Apply principles of typography, layout, color, photography, visual hierarchy, and composition.
• Manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and maintain quality and accuracy.

Brand Management:

• Ensure consistency with Livingstone College's approved visual identity by adhering to logos, colors, typography, imagery, and design standards.
• Maintain approved templates, logos, graphic assets, and brand resources.
• Advise college departments and stakeholders on correct branding and visual communication practices.

Print, Photography, and Production:

• Prepare production-ready files for print and digital use. Coordinate with vendors, get quotes, review proofs, and communicate specifications.
• Capture and edit visual content for college marketing, organize and maintain digital assets.

Collaboration and Institutional Support:

• Collaborate with campus departments, faculty, staff, students, administrators, and external vendors to meet communication and marketing objectives. Provide creative support for institutional initiatives, academic programs, recruitment, alumni engagement, fundraising, athletics, and College events.
• Provide occasional creative or event support outside normal hours as needed.

Website and Digital Support:

• Assist with updating and maintaining college website content, create and optimize graphics for web and digital platforms, support content updates

Perform other related duties supporting the Office of Strategic Engagement, Integrated Marketing & Communications.

Education/ Experience

What you will need to be successful!

Required Qualifications

• At least eight years of experience in graphic design, visual communications, marketing, advertising, or related creative fields; equivalent education, training, and experience will be considered.
• Must have experience designing print and digital platforms. Preference for experience with photography, print production, and vendor coordination.
• A strong portfolio or reel demonstrating storytelling ability, technical proficiency, and professional-quality video production is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education, marketing, communications, advertising, or a creative services setting. Skilled in supporting branding and integrated marketing campaigns. Proficient in designing graphics for student recruitment, social media, fundraising, alumni engagement, or major events.
• Familiar with WordPress and other CMS, with knowledge in website analytics, digital accessibility, and digital asset management.

Work Environment

Office-based with regular need to attend and cover campus events, occasionally outside standard business hours.

Occasional travel may be required

Life at Livingstone College

Why we believe you will love working at Livingstone College!!

Livingstone College is a private historically black college that is secured by a strong commitment to quality instruction, academic excellence, and student success. Through a Christian-based environment suitable for holistic learning, Livingstone provides excellent business, liberal arts, STEAM, teacher education, and workforce development programs for students from all ethnic backgrounds designed to promote lifelong learning and to develop student potential for leadership and service to a global community.

About Livingstone College: http://Livingstone.edu

Livingstone College is an equal opportunity employer that employs qualified individuals based upon job related qualifications regardless of race, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition, political affiliation or any other classification proscribed under applicable federal, state or local law. Livingstone College complies with all laws regarding reasonable accommodation for disabled candidates and employees. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the interview process are requested to contact Human Resources in order to arrange such accommodation. We offer competitive compensation and an attractive benefits package. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract.